Auchingarrich Wildlife Park

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View across the park
View across the park
Campsite
Remarkable sunsets
Stunning views from the hilltop
Quiet surroundings
Flamingoes on the walkthru at auchingarrich
View from campsite
Private fire pit and picnic table
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Campsite
Remarkable sunsets
Stunning views from the hilltop

  • Wild-style camping at a Perthshire wildlife centre
  • A 15-minute drive to Crieff, Drummond Castle and Loch Earn
  • Guest tickets for unlimited entry to the park, café and play area
Ever fancied bedding down among a menagerie of meerkats, lemurs, goats, pigs, donkeys and a whole lot of other entertaining animals? Well, here’s your chance at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park. Of course, you won’t be actually pitching up in the animal pens – there’s a lovely wild-camping-style paddock set aside for guests, with great views over the ponds and the surrounding Perthshire countryside. You will, however, be able to buy tickets giving you unlimited access to the main wildlife park during the day, so you can pop in and meet the animals whenever you wish, spend some time in the soft play barn or let off some steam at the outdoor play area, the mini golf or the ride-on tractors. The wildlife park has a café that’s open during the day for mains, snacks, hot drinks and sweet treats (along with a kids’ menu and ice creams too), but guests are also welcome to use the campsite’s barbecue area for outdoor meals. Comrie and Crieff are both about 10 minutes’ drive away for supplies if you’re self catering. There’s plenty of space at this site, so kids can run about and families can play games; dogs are welcome too, but will need to be kept under control and on a lead at all times. In keeping with the wild-style vibe you’ll have access to compost toilets but please note there are no showers. You can hire firepits if you’d like to have a campfire evening.

Site type

Tent sites 40
Rent a tent 3
RV sites 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • There is access to a toilet in the main park, please note this is a 10-minute walk from the campsite.

Languages spoken

English

French

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 79 Pitchup.com customers

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Wild campingWildlife haven

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Guests rave about the superb location, welcoming staff, and after-hours wildlife park access. Ideal for families with lots of kid-friendly activities. Mostly clean, but a few mentioned missing showers and some noise or compost toilet issues, all overshadowed by the great time everyone had.

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A truly special and unique experience. Great bang for buck!

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Chelsea S.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked This is such a magical and happy little place! We booked last minute through pitchup.com and had the best time, we can't wait to come back here camping again!

The site is absolutely gorgeous with stunning views. The animals are fabulous, well looked after and super friendly, especially Benny the border collie! Our children loved having the opportunity to feed the animals and learn lots of interesting facts about them.

The staff were all so friendly and very helpful. We also thoroughly enjoyed the South African Braii BBQ, the food was beautiful and the chef happily cooked the meats to our liking!

The campsite is spacious and very close to the wildlife park, which we had access to the whole time we were there! It really is a special and unique experience not to mention excellent bang for your buck!

There is a small compost toilet on the campsite, however we never had to use it as the toilets in the main park remain opened all night and are only a short walk from the campsite!

This place far exceeded our expectations and I would highly recommend it! Our only regret is that we only booked one night! We will be 100% be back!

Thank you Auchingarrich Wildlife Park!

Disliked Absolutely nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Park is fantastic and loads to see and do.

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Ashleigh C.

Auchintochen bell tent

Liked We were due to stay in the Bell tent but unfortunately due to the storm we had to rearrange to the Tuesday. CJ called early morning to say there had been damage to bell tent so unfortunately we couldn't stay. Completely out of the parks hands but they were fantastic and allowed us to come to the park for the day and a full refund was given
CJ was so kind and looked after us, we will definitely be back to stay in the bell tent.

We did the tractor ride, the gentleman that took us was amazing, so friendly, knowledgeable and allowed my son to sit on the tractor which made his day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and very unique experience to be able to stay within…

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Tina D.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Great location and very unique experience to be able to stay within a wildlife park. Like that you can park by your tent. We were staying when storm floris hit but the site is quite sheltered by lots of surrounding trees and other than a few big gusts of wind and a minor tear in out tent it was fine.
Staff in the park are friendly and helpful. The tea room is nice and reasonably priced and has free WiFi.
We stayed for 5 nights and found it was a good base to visit the surrounding area.

Disliked Can be quite noisy with children and dogs but that's the visitors fault and no reflection on the site owners, although maybe someone could do a walk round every evening just to keep an eye on excess noise.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic for the kids

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Graeme L.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Fantastic to be on the wildlife park which is accessible after hours bring loads of fun into the evening!

Disliked You have to know this is wild camping with very few facilities however this is well advertised on the website!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice location but a bit chaotic. Not a well organised campsite

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Location, surroundings, dog friendly, friendly staff

Disliked Out of hours check in was not clear, no signage to campsite from main car park, no numbered pitches, no instructions to collect pre-paid firewood

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything was amazing. Especially our daily visits from benny. Will be back…

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Louise D.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Everything was amazing. Especially our daily visits from benny. Will be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had an amazing time and loved the staff and location!

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Vicki D.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Amazing location, such friendly staff and fantastic to be able to walk around the animals once the park had shut!

Disliked A water tap on the campsite would have been great and could get very noisy with groups with music until late.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location, great facilities, staff was very friendly.

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Anita H.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Amazing location, we loved the fact we can just wonder about the park after its been closed, when it was all quiet. Definitely worth visiting!
The only downside is the lack of showers, but dirty kids are happy kids.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean indoor toilets available 24/7, friendly staff.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked This was our 5th time coming back to Auchingarrich. It’s such an amazing place, we love the wild camping area, it’s huge so plenty of room for lots of people, the animal experiences are excellent value for money too, we love walking round numerous times to see all the different animals, the staff are also very friendly and knowledgeable. We will be back soon .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend for families! First time visiting Auchingarrich - couldn’t believe the…

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Naomi B.

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Highly recommend for families! First time visiting Auchingarrich - couldn’t believe the variety of animals. Amazing views from the park and the campsite. Loved seeing some of the animals roaming freely, we had the white peacock and the owners dog sat with us for ages at our tent 😄 Also great being able to wander around the park after hours - we were out until after 11pm with our 3 year old and had the best time. Such a beautiful location, all staff SO friendly and approachable and soooo much to do and see. Brilliant value for money, well stocked gift shop and everything clean and tidy. Compost toilet was clean but you can access proper toilets at any time too in the main building. Map and info pack provided on arrival. We would definitely come back and have recommended to friends and family.

Disliked NOTHING. 😊

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No hot water Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Auchingarrich Wildlife Park

Comrie

Perthshire

Scotland

PH6 2JE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

56.35137°N
3.95982°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.2 km Gleneagles Station Road End
21.9 km Royal Hotel
24.4 km St Margarets Church
Rail
16.5 km Gleneagles Rail Station
18.4 km Dunblane Rail Station
21.7 km Bridge of Allan Rail Station
Ferry
38.1 km Kinross Ferry Landing
38.9 km Lochleven Castle Ferry Landing
46.2 km Ardleish Pier

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Once you've met the animals on site, how about taking off to see some native wildlife? The big birds might be the main attraction at Argaty Red Kites (35 minutes’ drive), but you can also spot things like roe deer and red squirrels as well as seeing what you can see from the bird hides. Some time exploring the scenery should be on the cards too – perhaps a waterside stroll at Loch Earn (15 minutes’ drive, and also home to a good watersports centre), a woodland wander to reach Doune Castle (half an hour) or a steep climb up Callander Crags (45 minutes). Drummond Castle Gardens (15 minutes) is also a good spot for green-fingered types. If the kids are in the mood for more activity, take them along to Action Glen (15 minutes) for days of quad biking, segway riding and scrambling along treetop trails. And if you’ve not got the kids? Well, there’s always the Glenturret Distillery (15 minutes)…

Must see

Gleneagles, PGA Centenary 14.9 km

National Wallace Monument 23.7 km

Stirling Castle 25.3 km

Royal Burgh of Stirling Visitor Centre 26.2 km

Huntingtower Castle 29.1 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Auchnafree Hill and Glen Turret 7.7 km

Ben Chonzie from Glen Turret 7.7 km

Wee Sma Glen 15.6 km

Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin 16.1 km

Craig Rossie (Ochil Hills) 19.8 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Auchingarrich Wildlife Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Auchingarrich Wildlife Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Auchingarrich Wildlife Park? Once you've met the animals on site, how about taking off to see some native wildlife? The big birds might be the main attraction at Argaty Red Kites (35 minutes’ drive), but … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Auchingarrich Wildlife Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park? From $35.16 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.